Loom-harness support



. Aug. 2, i927.

. 1,637,796 ANDREWS LOOM HARNESS SUPPORT original Filed June 16. '1925lwvwnl'oz l Isaac Hndrews Patented Aug. 2, 1927.

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i j .i i i, Serial No. 37,512. Renewed yFebruarKyi 23,7192?.-

Y' i l i invention*'relatesl tofan improved; loom, harness supporter,the primary object f ofthe inventionbeiiig to'fp'r'ovide a 1rigidadjustable fame, for 'thek 'steuerfrei ha@ ,5.DSKS. 1 l,j v j s i`.Another.,,important object of' theinvention isfto 'relien'fe` thelva'rness eyesy of lundue" strain, which is ordinarily directedtheretolv .when the harness isfinf'operation inthe loonrn` 1 0 tlierebypreventingthe eyeshof the harness being pulled together, to obstruct theoperation' of ,the loom, tofpermitv` the", twinefof the harness Ito bemaintained in'. a'loo'se 'con-v dition and at t-he same time relieve thetwine' of unduestrain under the action of the ack strap of the loom.

A further object of the invention is to provide adjustable means at theends of the loom harness to enable the attendant in 2 charge of the loomto adjust the harness to the desired tension.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of means tohold the loom harness shafts in spaced relation with each other at alltimes to insure against the buckling or bending of the twine while theharness is being stored. e i

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invent-ion resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the `preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a loom harness constructed inaccordance with the invention.

j Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlargedfragmental detail view illustrating one end ofthe loom harness and Figure 5 is a sectional view illustrating amodified form of connecting means, for the harness'shafts.

Referring to the drawing in detail', the loom harness includes theharness shafts 5 and 6 respectively which actas supports forv the twineharness that is lconnected .threwimheus'ual and' 156611- armament-,i4

.The harness shafts'rf a'ndf arefiheld in spaced' relation with Veach'otherandl.Sup-f` ported in 'such spaced 'relation bymeans'o'f theconnecting rods 7 arranged attheelids':

of the harness shafts and as shown, these rods 7 are provided withheads' 8'` at on'ewcifl their 'respective ends,"the headsbeing formed'for the purpose of .engaging theU-sha'ped connecting' member Q9vassociated therewith in such away as" to lvallowthefrods `7 VAto, movewithin the U-shaped `@aaneating,nf/1e.Inter'T19,

associated therewith.

f TheJ i opposite @as of the frais [are threaded as 10 and "are Aadapteditof'ino'ye through 'threaded openings formed in the connecting members11 which are inverted U-shaped and adapted to embrace portions of thelower harness shaft 6. The connecting membersl 9 embrace portions oftheupper" harness shaft and as shown have portions thereof arranged inspaced relation with the harness shaft with which it is connected,providing a support for the spring member 12 employed as a means forholding the twine of the harness in proper spaced relation.

Lock nuts 13 are also provided on the threaded extremities of the rods 7so that when an adjustment of the rods 7 has been' made, the lock nutsmay be .operated to lock the .rods to the members 11 and insure againstthe rod moving to change the tension i on the Atwine of theharness. s

' In order that the central. portion of an eX- ceptionally long loomharness will be braced,

a'connecting rod such asindicated at 14 is provided at a pointintermediate the ends of the shafts,l which rod is formed with a head tocooperate with the U-shaped connecting member 15 in such a way as topermit of rotary movement ofthe rod with respect to the connectingmember. the connecting member l5 at points adjacent to the rod 14, areinclined towards the rod 14, thereby eliminating abrupt shoulders thatwould tend to wear the twine of the harness.

At the lower end of the rod 14 is a connecting member 17 that is securedto one side of the lower harness shaft so that the central rod 14 may bereadily and easily removed. Threads 18 areprovided on the rod 14 and Theportions of operate through a threaded opening in the sition ofadjustment.` These connecting membersfare connected to the' loomshaftsby means ofthe securing nails 18'.

In the form of the invention as illustrated by Figure 5 offfthesdrawing, the'. harness,

` shafts are indicated by the reference characters QOand 21 respectvellwhich tre hlfd in suitably spaced relation with each other by meansofthe rods 2Q thathave' their ad` jacent ends threaded, toA receivetheturniA buckle 23so thattheiods QQ'maybefmoved towards andavvayffroml` [each` other tostadjust the harness shafts respect to eachIother.

Form id at theouterfeiids" ofthelrdds 221 are `connecting members 24jandQ4 that" em# brace portions of the shafts associated thereu vvithftosecurelthe rods thereto. i Tlfieupper connecting member 24 is of alength to' provide a space between `thefupper loomiishaft and the innerportion ofthec'onnecting inember to provide a support for the usualspring spacing member employed in loom harnesses. From theforegoing itwill beobviousthat due to this construction, they Weight of the loomharness under the action of the jack strapgfand the sudden; jar?directed thereto by the jack strap of the loom is taken up by theconnecting members at the ends of the .loomwsliaftst therebya. great-1yincreasing the life of the twine of the loom harness.1

UI- claimt- In a device of the character described, harness "shafts,substantially lilshafped connecting members secured to the shaftsadjacent to the endsthereof, anadjnstinrod at each @haar theshaas, gaatof` Seial@ ing rods` against movement."

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